Rory McIlroy’s chances of defending his British Open title are almost certainly in the bunker after weekend football antics resulted in an ankle injury that could see him off the greens for months.

POLICE have appealed for the mother of a baby girl to come forward after the newborn was abandoned in a plastic bag in a street.

Rising England star Danny Cipriani appears unlikely to wear the national shirt until next year's RBS 6 Nations after Wasps confirmed he was set for six months on the sidelines with an ankle injury.

Madonna’s horse-riding injuries mean she will have to stop dancing for several months and lay off her beloved yoga, an expert said today.

Sir Denis Thatcher, husband of Baroness Thatcher and her faithful consort throughout her premiership, died today in the Lister Hospital, London, a spokesman for the family said. He was 88.